British Tour de France legend in hospital after crash

LEGEND: The first Brit to finish the Tour de France, Brian Robinson, is in hospital after a bike crash [GETTY]

Brian Robinson, 83, who became the first British competitor to finish the legendary bike race in 1955, was riding with friends near his home in West Yorkshire when the crash took place.

Paramedics were called to the scene in Thornhill Lees on Wednesday afternoon and Mr Robinson was kept in overnight while being treated for a suspected broken collar bone.

Mr Robinson's son-in-law, Conservative councillor Martyn Bolt, said: "He was descending a road when the collision happened. He has suffered multiple bruises and lacerations and what looks like a broken collar bone. Skin and blood came off.

Just rung @MidYorkshireNHS Pinderfields for update on Brian Robinson, he will soon be changing ward for the 3rd time in 12 hours, but is OK